Blue Angels

The British have the Red Arrows, the Italians have the Freccie Tricolore, the French have the Patrouille de France, the Canadians have the Snowbirds, and the Americans have the famous Blue Angels. Here I share with you three photos of these fascinating planes that perform acrobatic routines all over the USA. The first one shows them over the Twin Towers before September 2001. The Blue Angels, formally named the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstation Squadron, are a flight demonstration squadron of the United States Navy. Formed in 1946, the unit is the second oldest formal aerobatic team in the world, after the French Patrouille de France formed in 1931. 

The team has six Navy and one Marine Corps demonstration pilots. They fly the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornets along with the Lockheaed Martin C-130J Super Hercules. The Blue Angels typically perform aerial displays in at least 60 shows annually at 30 locations throughout the United States and two shows at one location in Canada.